Run and Be Happy! Running Blog at FastRunningBlog.Com http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:45:08 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sat, Oct 08, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-08-2022.html <p>popeyes to lins loop</p> Sat, 08 Oct 2022 06:00:00 Fri, Oct 07, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-07-2022.html Fri, 07 Oct 2022 06:00:00 Thu, Oct 06, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-06-2022.html Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:00:00 Tue, Oct 04, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-04-2022.html <p>Slow shake out on the trails. 10:30 pace. &nbsp;Quads are still sore from the race</p> Tue, 04 Oct 2022 06:00:00 Sat, Oct 01, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-01-2022.html <p>This was the second year I&#39;ve run the St george Mini Marathon and I&nbsp;was about a minute faster than last year.</p> <p>Time was 1:38:44 &nbsp;(7:32 per mile)</p> <p>This wasn&#39;t a PR, but I was happy with my time, based on my training and I was glad to run and feel good and I felt really strong especially during the second half of the race.</p> <p>It was so fun to run with Mary and some of my friends and it was great to have Paul and the kids cheering for me as I finished.</p> <p>The weather was really nice and it was only a little sunny for the last mile.</p> <p>Splits:</p> <p>1. 8:02 (we were totally towards the back and started 2:30 after the gun)<br /> 2. 7:11<br /> 3. 7:25<br /> 4. 7:51 (stop for&nbsp;1/2 GU)<br /> 5. 7:39<br /> 6. 7:48&nbsp;<br /> 7. 7:40<br /> 8. 7:30<br /> 9. 7:42 (stop for 1/2 GU)<br /> 10. 7:19<br /> 11. 7:31 (salt pill)<br /> 12. 7:25<br /> 13. 7:17</p> <p>Day before- lots of water. Breakfast was1/2 bagel and eggs and avocado toast on sourdough. Lunch - costa vida chicken salad. dinner- toast and apples. &nbsp;no food after 5:00pm</p> <p>Morning- about 2 hrs before- 1/2 bagel with butter and honey and 1/2 banana. &nbsp;pepto and advil<br /> zip fizz- a little before and drank some first 8 miles. &nbsp;It was kinda hard to drink on the run and annoying to carry.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Sat, 01 Oct 2022 06:00:00 Thu, Sep 29, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-09-29-2022.html Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:00:00 Tue, Sep 27, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-09-27-2022.html Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:00:00 Mon, Sep 26, 2022 http://beccah.fastrunningblog.com/blog-09-26-2022.html Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:00:00